Caleb Griffis - The Life He'd Chosen Lyrics

The man had no control of the face he was making
The paycheck he was taking home
He worked everyday to provide for his family
But he never got to go home

His children grew up, while he was away
Before he knew it the eighteenth birthday of his youngest had come
But he was working, all day long, while his family was hurting
But he couldn't help it, it's all he could do
Working all day just trying to get through
This job he had worked, this life he'd chosen
He regretted every day, every stupid promotion
Now he's going home

The mood it was somber, his outlook was bleak
He sat there crying he didn't know what to do
His back it was broken, left him black and blue
And his family had gone, left him all alone
Just like he had left them before they were grown

His children grew up, while he was away
Before he knew it the eighteenth birthday of his youngest had come
But he was working, all day long, while his family was hurting
But he couldn't help it, it's all he could do
Working all day just trying to get through
This job he had worked, this life he'd chosen
He regretted every day, every stupid promotion
Now he's going home

This life he had wasted, his best days were gone
His children don't know him, but they've moved on
He can't forgive for the things he had done
But it's too late, they can't be undone
The life he had lived, left him weak and lacking
The life he had chosen left him incomplete